After showing the first decrease in almost a year in the previous month, the Conference Board released a report on Friday showing its U.S. leading economic index rose by slightly more than expected in the month of February.The Conference Board said its leading economic index increased by 0.3 percent in February after falling by a revised 0.5 percent in January.Economists had expected the leading e...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.